A tall former warehouse with an external stair connects the planned fishing settlement's commercial origins with present-day retail use.
Quick facts
- Date
- Late 18th century; later ground-floor shopfronts
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Three-storey former warehouse with forestair
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB7792)
- OS grid reference
- NH 12822 93969
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The harled, three-storey, three-bay block has a first-floor central doorway reached by a forestair, with ground-level doors and later shop windows beneath. A narrow gable faces Shore Street, and a single end stack rises at the opposite side.
Its story
The warehouse belongs to Ullapool's early development as a British Fisheries Society settlement. Its upper loading access and compact waterfront position recall storage and trade, while later shopfronts record adaptation to street-level commerce.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a prominent and legible survivor of the town's late eighteenth-century mercantile fabric, strengthened by a continuing commercial role.
What to notice
- The forestair rising to the former loading doorway.
- Later shop windows inserted beside ground-floor entrances.
- The narrow Shore Street gable revealing the building's height.
Reading the surroundings
Use only advertised public retail entrances and respect any private or staff-only upper floors. The pavements are active town routes, so avoid blocking doors, steps or sightlines.
Timeline
- Late 18th century Builders raised a tall warehouse beside the planned waterfront.
- Later 19th–20th centuries Ground-floor alterations introduced street-facing shop windows.
- 21st century Retail use continued within the adapted historic structure.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Available sources identify current retail associations but do not establish the precise use of every floor or current daily opening hours.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Captain's Cabin, LB7792 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Ullapool Trading: Captain's Cabin — Current commercial identity and retail association with Ullapool Trading.
Location
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